Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malawi instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:
Health
be 69.3% less likely to be obese
In Antigua and Barbuda, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malawi, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.
be 7.4 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Antigua and Barbuda, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Malawi, that number is 8.1% of people as of 2020.
live 5.4 years less
In Antigua and Barbuda, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Malawi, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 53.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Antigua and Barbuda, 11.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Malawi, that number is 5.1% as of 2022.
make 93.3% less money
Antigua and Barbuda has a GDP per capita of $22,300 as of 2022, while in Malawi, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2022.
Life
have 78.5% more children
In Antigua and Barbuda, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malawi, there are 26.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 32.0% less likely to be literate
In Antigua and Barbuda, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2015. In Malawi, it is 67.3% as of 2021.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 14.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Malawi, on the other hand, 33.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 85.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Malawi, that number is 14% of people on average (54% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 75.0% less likely to have internet access
In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Malawi, about 24.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 23.7% less on education
Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Malawi spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Malawi: At a glance
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